Kasuwi Surname

367,731st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 979 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kasuwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kasuwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania9051:58,4996,320
Indonesia471:2,813,813160,835
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kasuwi (682) may also be a first name.

Kasuwi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kasuwi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kasuwi is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kasuwi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kasuwi is the 367,731st most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 7,443,867 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Kasuwi live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kasuwi is also the 316,970th most frequently held forename worldwide. It is borne by 682 people.

The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 905 people, or 1 in 58,499. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Katavi Region, where 36 percent are found, Rukwa Region, where 30 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania Kasuwi exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 5 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kassuwi9214/
Katsuwi921/
Kasuwai921/
Kassouwi868/
Kasuwa835,200/
Kazuwi83179/
Kasuwe8367/
Kasuvi8357/
Kesuwi8320/
Kasowi834/
Kajuwi831/
Kassouwai802/
Kashuwa77138/
Kashiwi7741/
Kasusui7733/
Kasuiwa7727/
Kashuwe7724/
Kassiwi7720/
Kasoubi779/
Kassuwa775/
Kasubyi773/
Katsuwe771/
Kasuvai771/
Kasubei771/
Kasuywa771/
Kasiuwa771/
Kazusui771/
Kesuwei771/
Kasuswe771/
Kasauwa771/
Kosuwei771/
Kashiwai711,982/
Kassouwa71146/
Kasuwaha712/
Kosouwei711/
Kaschuwa711/
Kazuwa672,003/
Kasuva67735/
Kazuvi67314/
Kasowe6725/
Kosuwe6712/
Kasuve678/
Kassouhui672/
Kadjouwei671/
Kazuwe671/
Kosuwa671/
Kashushwe671/
Kasubahai671/
Kesuwe671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kasuwi
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